Legal Opinion
Dodson v. Zelez
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided November 18, 1988No. 87-3193-0PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
EARL E. O’CONNOR, Chief Judge.
This matter is before the court on a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner, an inmate at the United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, claims that: (1) he was denied due process of law because he was convicted of a crime carrying a mandatory life sentence by a two-thirds vote of a seven-member court-martial; (2) the selection, composition, and voting requirements of the court-martial denied him due process of law; (3) he was denied his sixth amendment right to a speedy trial…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Arizona v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Burns v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- William L. Calley, Jr., Cross-Appellant v. Howard H. Callaway, Etc., Etc., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Piper v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Michael C. Watson v. Colonel O.L. McCotterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Alvin W. Dodson, Jr. v. Colonel Gordon N. Zelez, CommandantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- Davis v. LansingDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 2002
- Alvin W. Dodson, Jr. v. Colonel Gordon N. Zelez, CommandantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990